I test mine with Dragonforce or Five Finger Death Punch. I'm a metal guy so I test mine with what I listen to, metal 
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Vocals: Jeff Buckley - "Corpus Christi Carol"
Resolution: Pink Floyd - "Echoes"
"Warmth": Steely Dan - "Aja"
Bass/Energy/Aggression - Daft Punk -Alive 2007 (entire album)
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I agree that familiarity is the most important aspect.
My test albums are:
Joanna Newsome - Ys
Raekwon - Only Buily For Cuban Links Part 2
Pixies - Surfer Rosa and Doolittle
Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light
Hercules And Love Affair - Hercules And Love Affair
The Knife - Deep Cuts
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Gitars: Eagles - Hell Freezes Over (entire album, Hotel California in particular, off course), The Who - Tommy (track 'Pinball Wizard')
Drums: Porcupine Tree - Fear for a Blank Planet (track 'Anesthetize')
(prog)rock/metal: Liquid Tension 2 (opening track)
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Mids and Sparkle -Guthrie Govan - Waves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t9jtxjH6RI
Bass - Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Rd7xjrum8
Highs - Gorillaz - SuperFastJellyfish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4UtbrbsrjY&feature=related
Impact - Gorillaz - Dare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4UtbrbsrjY&feature=related
Soundstaging - Naturespace Demos / Superman Theme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9vrfEoc8_g
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